Memorial Day Weekend

So it was a lot of driving this past weekend... almost 1500 miles in fact. We drove down to Chico to visit my family. We started our drive around 5:30 am Friday morning and arrived about 5:30 in the evening. Pretty good time if you ask me, especially with a baby on board AND a lunch visit with an old friend, Tanya, in Roseburg Oregon. Harlow did really well traveling all that way. She slept a lot and mommy kept her company in the back when she was up and wanted to play. The night we arrived we all went to the county fair to watch a free concert by Three Dog Night!

The music got a little loud for Harlow at times so Cassie and I walked her around the Fair a little bit. Harlow got to see her first sheep, pigs and goats! She looks a little worried but she was fine.

My cousin Juliann so happened to be graduating high school the following day and we decided we wanted to make a surprise appearance. The graduation was in Stockton which is another 2.5 hours south of Chico...so yes...more driving. It was so worth the drive though because not only did we get to see her graduate but we got to see cousins and aunts and uncles I haven't seen in a while.

Cousin Christa, Grandma Joann, Mom Terry, Cousin Juliann, Me,
Cousin Sara with Harlow, Sara's husband Jacob and little girl Madeline.

My dad Pat, Sara's husband Jacob, Uncle Clint, Aunt Melissa, Cousin Sara with Madeline, Cousin Lauren, Grandma Joann, Cousin Juliann, Harlow, Cassie, Mom Terry, Sara's son Justin, Cousin Christa, Aunt Melissa and me.

We had fantastic weather the whole weekend, so on the following day we decided to go to a farmer's market and Bidwell Park near my parents house. It's a beautiful park with really tall trees and trails everywhere. It has the second largest outdoor, naturally fed pool in the states, called the One Mile. It was hot out but not enough to make us jump into the cold cold water.

Harlow was keepin' it real cool.
We had a little fun at the playground there.

We had a wonderful time and not to mention wonderful meals! Thanks mom and dad for a lovely time And Happy 28th Wedding Anniversary! It was great to see everyone!!! Cassie, Harlow and I headed back Monday morning around 5:30am and arrived back home around 5:30pm (made good time again!)

Everybody loves Harlow!